Mississippi Business Journal » illnesses http://msbusiness.com Mississippi Business Journal Wed, 22 May 2013 14:27:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Health Department reports another West Nile virus death http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/10/04/health-department-reports-another-west-nile-virus-death/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=health-department-reports-another-west-nile-virus-death http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/10/04/health-department-reports-another-west-nile-virus-death/#comments Tue, 04 Oct 2011 13:11:15 +0000 MBJ Staff http://msbusiness.com/?p=46773 ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — The Mississippi State Department of Health reports one West Nile virus (WNV) death in a Leflore County resident and seven new human cases in Jones (2), Leflore, Madison, Rankin, Sunflower and Winston counties, bringing the state’s total to 46 cases for 2011 with four deaths. So far this year, cases have been [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/10/04/health-department-reports-another-west-nile-virus-death/feed/ 0 Health Department identifies five new West Nile virus cases http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/09/08/health-department-identifies-five-new-west-nile-virus-cases/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=health-department-identifies-five-new-west-nile-virus-cases http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/09/08/health-department-identifies-five-new-west-nile-virus-cases/#comments Thu, 08 Sep 2011 13:07:56 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=45765 AROUND MISSISSIPPI — Five newly reported cases of West Nile virus bring the total in Mississippi this year to 23. Yesterday, the state Health Department said the new cases were two from Pearl River County and one each from Madison, Tate and Washington counties. The two newly reported Pearl River County cases became ill sometime [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/09/08/health-department-identifies-five-new-west-nile-virus-cases/feed/ 0 Health Department: Flu activity ‘widespread’ http://msbusiness.com/blog/2010/12/29/health-department-flu-activity-widespread/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=health-department-flu-activity-widespread http://msbusiness.com/blog/2010/12/29/health-department-flu-activity-widespread/#comments Wed, 29 Dec 2010 15:14:35 +0000 Wally Northway http://msbusiness.com/?p=35054 ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) is reporting widespread flu activity throughout the state. Flu activity is monitored through the Influenza-like Illness (ILI) Sentinel Surveillance System, made up of healthcare providers in Mississippi such as family practice clinics, student health centers, pediatricians, primary care physicians and hospital emergency departments that report [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2010/12/29/health-department-flu-activity-widespread/feed/ 1 Report finds decrease in injuries/illnesses http://msbusiness.com/blog/2009/12/01/report-finds-decrease-in-injuriesillnesses/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=report-finds-decrease-in-injuriesillnesses http://msbusiness.com/blog/2009/12/01/report-finds-decrease-in-injuriesillnesses/#comments Tue, 01 Dec 2009 12:53:12 +0000 Wally Northway http://msbusiness.com/?p=15862 WASHINGTON — Both the rate and the number of non-fatal occupational injuries and illnesses requiring days away from work in private industry decreased 7 percent from 2007 to 2008, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The rate decreased to 113 per 10,000 full time workers and the number of cases decreased by [...]

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